Population & People

The statistics below are those provided by the Census 2001 report compiled by Stats SA.

The population of Johannesburg is 3.2 million

There are 1 006 930 households in Johannesburg

Black Africans account for 73 percent of the population, followed by Whites at 16 percent, Coloureds at 6 percent and Asians at 4 percent

86 percent of households have a flush or chemical toilet on the premises

91 percent of households have refused removed by the municipality at least once a week

86 percent of households have access to running water

80 percent of households use electricity as the main source of energy

22 percent of Johannesburgers live in informal dwellings

42 percent of the population is under the age of 24

6 percent of the population is over 60 years old

37 percent of the city residents are unemployed

91 percent of the unemployed are black people

Women comprise 43 percent of the working population

19 percent of economically active adults work in wholesale and retail sectors, 18 percent work in financial, real estate and business services, 17 percent in community, social and personal services and 12 percent are in manufacturing. Only 0.7 percent work in mining